The Cult of Thierry Tilly

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Description

When one family was conned by a man named Thierry Tilly, he didn't just swindle and run. He stayed as their protector and guru until they became more of a cult than a family. 

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Credits

Hosted and edited by Lars Hacking

Written and researched by Charlie Worroll

Music by Marc Walloch

Cover art by Lars Hacking

Sources

INTERNET

• http://www.lifedaily.com/story/wealthy-family-of-aristocrats-lose-it-all-thanks-to-sinister-scammer/

• https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2010/08/aristocrats-and-demons-201008

• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/guru-who-conned-french-aristocrats-out-of-36m-jailed-8313062.html

• https://www.smh.com.au/world/for-us-it-was-a-guru-accident-20121210-2b4am.html

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/24/france-court-guru-thierry-tilly

• https://www.france24.com/en/20121113-france-guru-thierry-tilly-sentenced-eight-years-prison-swindling-aristocratic-family-vedrines

• https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/thierry-tilly-swindler-of-french-aristocrats-gets-8-years/news-story/786d4d74be2e4e80ba6bb17e2dad54a2

• https://nypost.com/2016/01/17/contrary-to-popular-belief-its-hard-to-spot-a-liar-or-con-artist/